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2023-2024 WWCC College Catalog 
    
2023-2024 WWCC College Catalog

ENGL& 254 - World Literature I


Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 5
Examines some of the world’s great literary traditions, both ancient and modern, featuring poetry, story, and drama. Formerly: ENGL 265.
Course Outcomes:
  • Evaluate how social, cultural, and literary traditions inform our understanding of a people’s literature.
  • Determine how literature outside the American and contemporary tradition is relevant for Americans.
  • Evaluate the contribution stylistic elements have on a work’s theme and meaning.
  • Distinguish the unique voices of authors from the same tradition or culture.
  • Examine how literary works are representative of peoples’ values.
Course Attribute(s): Diversity, Humanities